1 Samuel 25

1 And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

Og Samuel døde, og al Israel samlede sig og sørgede over ham, og de begrove ham i hans Hjem udi Rama, og David gjorde sig rede og drog ned til Ørken i Paran.

2 And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

Og der var en Mand i Maon, og han havde sin Bedrift paa Karmel, og samme Mand var meget rig, og han havde tre Tusinde Faar og Tusinde Geder; og han klippede netop sine Faar ved Karmel.

3 Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.

Og Mandens Navn var Nabal, og hans Hustrus Navn Abigail; og Kvinden var af god Forstand og dejlig af Skikkelse, men Manden var haard og ond i sine Gerninger; og han var en Kalebiter.

4 And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.

Men David hørte i Ørken, at Nabal klippede sine Faar.

5 And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:

Da udsendte David ti unge Karle, og David sagde til de unge Karle: Gaar op til Karmel, og naar I komme til Nabal, da hilser ham i mit Navn.

6 And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.

Og siger saaledes: Til Lykke! Fred være med dig og Fred være med dit Hus og Fred være med alt det, du har!

7 And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.

Og nu har jeg hørt, at du har Faareklipning; nu! de Hyrder, som du har, have været sammen med os, vi have ikke forhaanet dem, og de savnede intet alle de Dage, de vare i Karmel.

8 Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.

Spørg dine unge Karle, og de skulle kundgøre dig det, og lad vore unge Karle finde Naade for dine Øjne, thi vi ere komne paa en god Dag; kære, giv dine Tjenere og din Søn David, hvad din Haand formaar.

9 And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

Og Davids unge Karle kom og talede til Nabal efter alle disse Ord i Davids Navn, og de holdt sig rolige.

10 And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.

Og Nabal svarede Davids Tjenere og sagde: Hvo er David? og hvo er Isais Søn? der ere nu om Stunder mange Tjenere, som løbe bort fra deres Herres Ansigt.

11 Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?

Og skulde jeg tage mit Brød og Vand og mit Slagtekvæg, som jeg har slagtet til dem, som klippe for mig, og give de Mænd, om hvem jeg ikke ved, hvorfra de ere?

12 So David's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.

Da vendte Davids unge Karle sig for at gaa deres Vej, de vendte tilbage og kom og forkyndte ham alle disse Ord.

13 And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.

Da sagde David til sine Mænd: Ombinder hver sit Sværd; og de ombandt hver sit Sværd, og David ombandt ogsaa sit Sværd, og der droge op efter David ved fire Hundrede Mand, men to Hundrede bleve ved Tøjet.

14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them.

Og en af de unge Karle gav Abigail, Nabals Hustru, det til Kende og sagde: Se, David sendte Bud fra Ørken, at velsigne vor Herre, men han foer løs paa dem.

15 But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:

Og de Mænd have været os saare gode, og vi bleve ikke forhaanede, og vi savnede ikke noget alle de Dage, vi vandrede hos dem, naar vi vare paa Marken.

16 They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

De have været en Mur for os baade Nat og Dag alle de Dage, vi vare hos dem og vogtede Faarene.

17 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.

Saa vid nu og se, hvad du vil gøre, thi en Ulykke er fast besluttet over vor Herre og over alt hans Hus; og han er et Belials Barn, saa at man ikke kan tale til ham.

18 Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.

Da skyndte Abigail sig og tog to Hundrede Brød og to Flasker Vin og fem tillavede Faar og fem Maal ristede Aks og hundrede Klaser Rosiner og to Hundrede Klumper Figen, og hun lagde det paa Asener.

19 And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.

Og hun sagde til sine Drenge: Gaar foran mig, se, jeg kommer efter eder; men hun gav ikke Nabal sin Mand det til Kende.

20 And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.

Og det skete, der hun red paa Asenet og drog ned i Skjul af Bjerget, se, da drog David og hans Mænd ned imod hende, og hun mødte dem.

21 Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.

Men David havde sagt: Visseligen, jeg har forgæves bevaret alt det, denne havde i Ørken, og der savnedes ikke noget af alt det, som han havde; men han betalte mig ondt for godt.

22 So and more also do Elohim unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.

Gud gøre ved Davids Fjender nu og fremdeles saa og saa, om jeg skal lade overblive af alt det, han har, indtil Morgen, det bliver lyst, nogen af Mandkøn!

23 And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

Der Abigail saa David, da skyndte hun sig og steg ned af Asenet, og hun faldt ned paa sit Ansigt for Davids Ansigt og nedbøjede sig paa Jorden.

24 And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, mymaster, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.

Og hun faldt ned for hans Fødder og sagde: Hør mig, min Herre! denne Misgerning skal være min; Kære, lad din Tjenerinde tale for dine Øren og hør din Tjenerindes Ord.

25 Let not mymaster, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of mymaster, whom thou didst send.

Min Herre vende ikke sit Hjerte imod denne Belials Mand, imod Nabal, thi som hans Navn er, saa er han: Nabal er hans Navn, og Daarlighed er hos ham; men jeg, din Tjenerinde, saa ikke min Herres unge Karle, som du havde udsendt.

26 Now therefore, mymaster, as YHWH liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing YHWH hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to mymaster, be as Nabal.

Og nu, min Herre, saa vist som Herren lever, og saa vist som din Sjæl lever, da har Herren forhindret dig i at udøse Blod og i at tage dig selv til Rette, saa skulle nu dine Fjender og de, som søge min Herres Ulykke, vorde som Nabal.

27 And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto mymaster, let it even be given unto the young men that follow mymaster.

Og her er nu denne Foræring, som din Tjenerinde førte til min Herre, og lad den gives de unge Karle, som følge min Herre.

28 I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for YHWH will certainly make mymaster a sure house; because mymaster fighteth the battles of YHWH, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.

Kære, forlad din Tjenerindes Overtrædelse; thi Herren skal berede min Herre et bestandigt Hus; thi min Herre fører Herrens Krige, og intet ondt skal times dig i dine Dage.

29 Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of mymaster shall be bound in the bundle of life with YHWH thy Elohim; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.

Naar noget Menneske rejser sig til at forfølge dig og til at søge efter dit Liv: Saa skal min Herres Sjæl være bunden i de levendes Knippe hos Herren din Gud; men dine Fjenders Sjæl, den skal han udslynge ud af Slyngen.

30 And it shall come to pass, when YHWH shall have done to mymaster according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;

Og det skal ske, naar Herren gør min Herre efter alt det gode, som han har talet over dig, og sætter dig til en Fyrste over al Israel,

31 That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto mymaster, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that mymaster hath avenged himself: but when YHWH shall have dealt well with mymaster, then remember thine handmaid.

da skal dette ikke være dig til Selvbebrejdelse eller min Herres Hjerte til Anstød, at han har udøst uskyldigt Blod, og at min Herre har taget sig selv til Rette; og naar Herren gør vel imod min Herre, da skal du komme din Tjenerinde i Hu.

32 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be YHWH Elohim of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:

Da sagde David til Abigail: Lovet være Herren, Israels Gud, som sendte dig mig i Møde i Dag,

33 And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.

og velsignet være din Fornuftighed, og velsignet være du, som forhindrede mig paa denne Dag fra at udøse Blod og fra at tage mig selv til Rette!

34 For in very deed, as YHWH Elohim of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.

Og sandelig, saa vist som Herren, Israels Gud, lever, som forhindrede mig i at gøre dig ondt: Om du ikke havde skyndt dig og var kommen mig i Møde, da havde Nabal ikke beholdt tilovers indtil Morgen, naar det bliver lyst, nogen af Mandkøn.

35 So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.

Saa tog David af hendes Haand det, som hun førte til ham, og han sagde til hende: Drag med Fred op til dit Hus, se, jeg adlød din Røst og ansaa din Person.

36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

Og Abigail kom til Nabal, og se, han havde et Gæstebud i sit Hus, som en Konges Gæstebud, og Nabals Hjerte var vel til Mode, og han var saare drukken; men hun kundgjorde ham ikke noget, hverken lidet eller stort, før det blev lyst om Morgenen.

37 But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

Og det skete om Morgenen, da Nabals Rus var forbi, da kundgjorde hans Hustru ham disse Ting; og hans Hjerte døde i ham, og han blev som en Sten.

38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that YHWH smote Nabal, that he died.

Og det skete ved ti Dage derefter, da slog Herren Nabal, og han døde.

39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be YHWH, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for YHWH hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head, And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

Og der David hørte, at Nabal var død, da sagde han: Lovet være Herren, som udførte min Forsmædelses Sag imod Nabal og forhindrede sin Tjener fra ondt, og Herren lod Nabals Ondskab falde tilbage paa hans Hoved; og David sendte hen og lod tale med Abigail om at tage sig hende til Hustru.

40 And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee to take thee to him to wife.

Og der Davids Tjenere kom til Abigail ved Karmel, da talede de til hende og sagde: David sendte os til dig for at tage dig til sin Hustru.

41 And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of mymaster.

Og hun stod op og bøjede sig med sit Ansigt til Jorden, og sagde: Se, her er din Tjenerinde til en Tjenestekvinde til at to min Herres Tjeneres Fødder.

42 And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

Og Abigail skyndte sig og gjorde sig rede og red paa et Asen med fem af hendes Piger, og hun drog efter Davids Bud og blev hans Hustru.

43 David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.

David tog og Ahinoam at Jisreel; og de bleve ogsaa begge hans Hustruer.

44 But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.

Men Saul havde givet Mikal sin Datter, Davids Hustru, til Palti, Lais Søn, som var fra Gallim.